Maybe that's why Google Street Scene seems to cut above the noise. It's a simple enough idea: Pick a film, locate a specific scene location using Google Stret View, and then graft the image from said film onto Google's map. What you get is at turns mundane and out of place, often illustrating just how much (or little) has changed since the original location-scouting research and actual filming.

The blog seems to have just started, with only a smattering of submissions. But it's got my eye. Here are a few notables.